July 30 2008 Wednesday 17th Week of Ordinary Time
Saint of the Day – St. Peter Chrysologus
About the sources used. The readings on this site are not official for the Mass of Roman Rite of the Catholic Church in the USA, but are from sources free from copyright. They are here to present the comparable readings alongside traditional Catholic commentary as published in the Haydock Bible for your own personal study. Readings vary depending on your local calendar.
Official Readings of the Liturgy at – http://www.usccb.org/nab/readings/073008.shtml – Note. The Official Liturgical readings may not match the current NAB you may have.
Jeremiah 15:10, 16-21
DR Challoner
Woe is me, my mother: why hast thou borne me a man of strife, a man of contention to all the earth? I have not lent on usury, neither hath any man lent to me on usury: yet all curse me.
Thy words were found, and I did eat them, and thy word was to me a joy and gladness of my heart: for thy name is called upon me, O Lord God of hosts. I sat not in the assembly of jesters, nor did I make a boast of the presence of thy hand: I sat alone, because thou hast filled me with threats. Why is my sorrow become perpetual, and my wound desperate so as to refuse to be healed? it is become to me as the falsehood of deceitful waters that cannot be trusted.
Therefore thus saith the Lord:
If thou wilt be converted, I will convert thee, and thou shalt stand before my face; and thou wilt separate the precious from the vile, thou shalt be as my mouth: they shall be turned to thee, and thou shalt not be turned to them. And I will make thee to this people as a strong wall of brass: and they shall fight against thee, and shall not prevail: for I am with thee to save thee, and to deliver thee, saith the Lord. And I will deliver thee out of the hand of the wicked, and I will redeem thee out of the hand of the mighty.
Responsorial Psalm 58:2-4, 10-11, 17-18 (Ps 59 NAB/Hebrew)
DR Challoner Text Only
Deliver me from my enemies, O my God;
and defend me from them that rise up against me.
Deliver me from them that work iniquity,
and save me from bloody men.
For behold they have caught my soul:
the mighty have rushed in upon me:
I will keep my strength to thee:
for thou art my protector:
My God, his mercy shall prevent me.
But I will sing thy strength:
and will extol thy mercy in the morning.
For thou art become my support,
and my refuge, in the day of my trouble.
Unto thee, O my helper, will I sing,
for thou art God my defence:
my God my mercy.
The Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ According to Saint Matthew 13:44-46
Haydock New Testament
Jesus said:
The kingdom of heaven is like unto a treasure hidden in a field: which, when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy therefore goeth, and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like to a merchant seeking good pearls. Who when he had found one pearl of great price, went his way, and sold all that he had, and bought it.
Haydock Commentary Jeremias 15:10, 16-21
Notes Copied From Haydock Commentary Site
Ver. 10. Strife. Jeremias was under continual persecution, (M.) yet ceased not to reprimand the wicked. H. — Obsequium amicos, veritas odium parit. Cic. — Usury. Such people are exposed to contention. M.
Ver. 16. Eat them. I received them most cordially, (Ezec. iii. 1. H.) as one who is hungry. — Upon me. I was recognized as the prophet of the Lord.
Ver. 17. Jesters, who deride religion, (Ps. i. 1.) or sport away their time. C. — Hand, through vanity. Lit. and I boast of.” H. — I rejoiced in suffering, as this prophet. Many (C.) supply nor from the former part of the sentence. M. — Threats. I could not refrain from admonishing the people of their ways, (H.) which I would not countenance by my presence. C. — All indeed kept at a distance from me.
Ver. 18. Trusted. It is not cured as soon as might be expected. H. — It continually breaks out again, (M.) like a bog not properly drained. H. — Heb. “Thou art become,” &c. Chal. “break not thy promise, as,” &c. Do not reject me when I stand most in need of redress. C. — My hopes seem (H.) vain. W.
Ver. 19. Converted, and cease to fear the people; (C.) and confide in my precious words, (H.) despising the vile threats of the people. M. — Mouth; interpreter. Ex. iv. 16. Chal. “If thou wilt recall the wicked into the way of justice, though shalt fulfill my will.” See S. Jer. in Ps. cv. 32. — To thee. Thus Sedecias and the people acted, C. xxi. 1. and xlii. 2. C. — The prophet must not give way to sinners, but hey must be reclaimed. W.
Ver. 21. Mighty; Chaldees. Providence watched over Jeremias, amid all his enemies. C.
Haydock Commentary Matthew 13:44-46
Ver. 44. Like unto a treasure. This hidden treasure is the gospel of Christ, which conducts to the kingdom of heaven. Thus he who by the knowledge which the gospel affords, has found the kingdom of heaven, should purchase it at the expense of every thing most near and dear to him: he cannot pay to great a price for his purchase.
Ver. 46. This eternal kingdom faith opens to your view, but it does not put you in possession without good works. V.
Daily Bible Readings Wednesday July 30 17th Week of Ordinary Time
Posted by Bob on July 30, 2008
July 30 2008 Wednesday 17th Week of Ordinary Time
Saint of the Day – St. Peter Chrysologus
About the sources used. The readings on this site are not official for the Mass of Roman Rite of the Catholic Church in the USA, but are from sources free from copyright. They are here to present the comparable readings alongside traditional Catholic commentary as published in the Haydock Bible for your own personal study. Readings vary depending on your local calendar.
Official Readings of the Liturgy at – http://www.usccb.org/nab/readings/073008.shtml – Note. The Official Liturgical readings may not match the current NAB you may have.
Jeremiah 15:10, 16-21
DR Challoner
Woe is me, my mother: why hast thou borne me a man of strife, a man of contention to all the earth? I have not lent on usury, neither hath any man lent to me on usury: yet all curse me.
Thy words were found, and I did eat them, and thy word was to me a joy and gladness of my heart: for thy name is called upon me, O Lord God of hosts. I sat not in the assembly of jesters, nor did I make a boast of the presence of thy hand: I sat alone, because thou hast filled me with threats. Why is my sorrow become perpetual, and my wound desperate so as to refuse to be healed? it is become to me as the falsehood of deceitful waters that cannot be trusted.
Therefore thus saith the Lord:
If thou wilt be converted, I will convert thee, and thou shalt stand before my face; and thou wilt separate the precious from the vile, thou shalt be as my mouth: they shall be turned to thee, and thou shalt not be turned to them. And I will make thee to this people as a strong wall of brass: and they shall fight against thee, and shall not prevail: for I am with thee to save thee, and to deliver thee, saith the Lord. And I will deliver thee out of the hand of the wicked, and I will redeem thee out of the hand of the mighty.
Responsorial Psalm 58:2-4, 10-11, 17-18 (Ps 59 NAB/Hebrew)
DR Challoner Text Only
Deliver me from my enemies, O my God;
and defend me from them that rise up against me.
Deliver me from them that work iniquity,
and save me from bloody men.
For behold they have caught my soul:
the mighty have rushed in upon me:
I will keep my strength to thee:
for thou art my protector:
My God, his mercy shall prevent me.
But I will sing thy strength:
and will extol thy mercy in the morning.
For thou art become my support,
and my refuge, in the day of my trouble.
Unto thee, O my helper, will I sing,
for thou art God my defence:
my God my mercy.
The Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ According to Saint Matthew 13:44-46
Haydock New Testament
Jesus said:
The kingdom of heaven is like unto a treasure hidden in a field: which, when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy therefore goeth, and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like to a merchant seeking good pearls. Who when he had found one pearl of great price, went his way, and sold all that he had, and bought it.
Haydock Commentary Jeremias 15:10, 16-21
Notes Copied From Haydock Commentary Site
Ver. 10. Strife. Jeremias was under continual persecution, (M.) yet ceased not to reprimand the wicked. H. — Obsequium amicos, veritas odium parit. Cic. — Usury. Such people are exposed to contention. M.
Ver. 16. Eat them. I received them most cordially, (Ezec. iii. 1. H.) as one who is hungry. — Upon me. I was recognized as the prophet of the Lord.
Ver. 17. Jesters, who deride religion, (Ps. i. 1.) or sport away their time. C. — Hand, through vanity. Lit. and I boast of.” H. — I rejoiced in suffering, as this prophet. Many (C.) supply nor from the former part of the sentence. M. — Threats. I could not refrain from admonishing the people of their ways, (H.) which I would not countenance by my presence. C. — All indeed kept at a distance from me.
Ver. 18. Trusted. It is not cured as soon as might be expected. H. — It continually breaks out again, (M.) like a bog not properly drained. H. — Heb. “Thou art become,” &c. Chal. “break not thy promise, as,” &c. Do not reject me when I stand most in need of redress. C. — My hopes seem (H.) vain. W.
Ver. 19. Converted, and cease to fear the people; (C.) and confide in my precious words, (H.) despising the vile threats of the people. M. — Mouth; interpreter. Ex. iv. 16. Chal. “If thou wilt recall the wicked into the way of justice, though shalt fulfill my will.” See S. Jer. in Ps. cv. 32. — To thee. Thus Sedecias and the people acted, C. xxi. 1. and xlii. 2. C. — The prophet must not give way to sinners, but hey must be reclaimed. W.
Ver. 21. Mighty; Chaldees. Providence watched over Jeremias, amid all his enemies. C.
Haydock Commentary Matthew 13:44-46
Ver. 44. Like unto a treasure. This hidden treasure is the gospel of Christ, which conducts to the kingdom of heaven. Thus he who by the knowledge which the gospel affords, has found the kingdom of heaven, should purchase it at the expense of every thing most near and dear to him: he cannot pay to great a price for his purchase.
Ver. 46. This eternal kingdom faith opens to your view, but it does not put you in possession without good works. V.
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